Publication: Varicella Pneumonia in Young Adult Male: A Case Report
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2024
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Nepalese Respiratory Society
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Varicella infection is a common disease in pediatric age group but is uncommon in adult. Varicella pneumonia is the dreaded complication in these patients leading to mortality, which is more pronounced in adult patients. This is a case report of a young adult male, presenting with Varicella pneumonia in severe hypoxic respiratory failure, which was successfully managed with oxygen therapy, acyclovir, and steroids.
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Augraj Uprety
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Srijan Pantha
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Kum Bahadur Gurung
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Prakash Aryal
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Anup Timsina
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Dipesh Mandal
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Krishna Chandra Yadav
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Nensi Shah
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Dipendra Yadav
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Prajwal Pandey
Department of Dermatology and Venerology, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Sweta Dahal
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Rejina Shahi
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Deebya Raj Mishra
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal
Narendra Bhatta
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, BPKIHS, Dharan, Nepal